Regions of Malta

Information about the regions of Malta.

Northern Malta Island
- Views toward Comino Island and beyond it, Gozo Island
- The most established of Malta's beach resorts
- Malta's largest sandy beach (at Mellieha)
BAYS:
- Il Bajja Tal-Ghadira
- Golden Bay
- Mellieha Bay
- Ghajn Tuffieha
-Slugs Bay
- Paradise Bay
TOWNS AND RESORTS:
- Bugibba
- Qawra
- Mellieha
- Saint Paul's Bay

Main Coastal Resorts of Malta Island
- Malta's main coastal resort towns are in this area
- Busy with shops, entertainment, cafes, lodging
- Many of Malta's newest hotels and apartment buildings
- Nightlife Centers: Saint Julian's and Paceville
tOWNS AND RESORTS:
- Saint Julian's
- Sliema

Valetta Region of Malta Island
- Capital city of Valetta

Harbor Region of Malta Island
- The Three Cities of Malta (Cospicua, Senglea, Vittoriosa)
- Cospicua (Bormla)
- Paola
- Senglea
- Tarxien
- Vittoriosa (Birgu)

Central Malta Island Interior
- Malta's ancient capital, the walled town of Mdina
- Outside Mdina's walls is the large town of Rabat
- Palaces to visit
- Historic town house hotels
TOWNS AND RESORTS:
- Attard (one of 3 villages of Malta)
- Balzan (one of 3 villages of Malta)
- Hal Gharghur
- Lija (one of 3 villages of Malta)
- Mdina
- Mosta
- Naxxar
- Qormi
- Rabat
- Siggiewi
- Zebbug

Southern Malta Island
- Malta International Airport
- Fishing villages and quiet bay
- Most of hotels are in the southern resort town of Marsaskala
- That resort is busy during the day but quiet at night
- Experience authentic Maltese rural life
- Two prehistoric temples: Hagar Qim and Mnajdra
TOWNS, RESORTS, SITES
- Birzebbugia
- Fgura
- Il Kalanka (site)
- Marsaskala
- Marsaxlokk
- Paola (inland)
- Qrendi
- Saint Peter's Pool (site)
- Tarxien (inland)
- Xghajra (on the coast)
- Zejtun (inland)
- Zonqor (site)

West Coast of Malta
- Mostly inaccessible cliffs
NORTH TO SOUTH:
- Il Bajja tal Ghadira
- Il Majjistral Naturee and Historic Park (northern west coast)
- Ghajn TYuffieha
- Il Gnejna
- Dingli (community accessible by road from Mdina/Rabat area)
- Hagar Qim Temples (Accessible by road from Zebbug and Siggiewi)

Gozo Island
- Second largest island
- More rural then Malta Island
- Farmhouse accommodations are popular
- Also has hotels and apartments

Comino Island
- Smallest island
- Located between Malta Island and Gozo Island

- Only one hotel, few other structures
- Popular day trip destination

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